Associations to the word «Circumscription»

Wiktionary

CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. (taxonomy) the definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.

Dictionary definition

CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. The act of circumscribing.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras